Men: Zone defense works well for Ducks
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Ducks in holding opponents to just 42
percent shooting this season.
“We are not afraid to use it,” Kent
said. “This is like the fifth or sixth
game the zone has won for us, and we
will continue to tinker with it and work
on it.”
The defense allowed the Ducks to
jump out to a 44-29 lead to begin the
second half. The Beavers got no closer
than seven points the rest of the way
en route to shooting a woeful 39.6 per
cent for the game.
Whenever the Beavers appeared to
make a comeback, Oregon guard
Aaron Brooks continued to hit key
shots down the stretch. Brooks tallied
15 points in the second half, including
two back-breaking three-pointers.
Brooks finished the game with 24
points on 9 of 15 shooting along with
three rebounds and three assists.
“He made things happen,” Oregon
State head coach Jay John said of
Brooks. “He's a marquee player in the
league, so you kind of expect that.”
Brooks credited his team's defense,
which allowed the Ducks to gain an
advantage from their athleticism.
“We got out and ran and it all start
ed with defense,” Brooks said. “We
had some big stops and boxed out and
we got out. We kept running.”
The only other Duck to score in
double figures was center Ian Cross
white who had 11 points and grabbed
nine rebounds. Guard Malik Hairston
added nine points and six rebounds,
and Bryce Taylor scored eight points in
20 minutes.
Oregon State (10-4, 2-1) managed
the keep the score within two points
through the first 15 minutes of the
game. However, the Ducks then went
on a 10-2 run in the latter stages of the
first half, which included a Jordan
Kent breakaway dunk and three-point
ers from Maarty Leunen and Brooks.
The Beavers were led by David Lu
cas, who scored 15 points and grabbed
seven rebounds.
Though Saturday’s game was the
321st Civil War match-up, it was the
first in-state rivalry game for five of the
Ducks who saw action, including
sophomore Brooks. The Seattle native
missed both Civil War games last sea
son due to injury.
“Everybody wants to talk about
the rivalry,” Brooks said. “I just want
ed a taste of it. Finally getting out
there and playing, I got to know what
Erik R. Bishoff | Photographer
Oregon guard Bryce Taylor goes for a layin as he avoids Oregon State’s Nick DeWitz during the
Ducks’ win against the Beavers Saturday night. Taylor scored eight points in 20 minutes.
it was like, and 1 enjoyed it. Since we
won, I really enjoyed it and hopefully
we bring more. ”
Oregon State still leads the all-time
series against Oregon with a 177-143
record. However, the Ducks have now
won 21 of the last 23 meetings be
tween the two teams.
“It was just important to get back on
track and start to play good basketball
and back to where we're defending
people,” Kent said.
Kent added that all of the fans did a
great job of creating an atmosphere to
help the Ducks to victory. It was the
fifth capacity crowd of the season and
the 13 th consecutive sell-out at Mac
Court for a conference game.
“It was so intense,” Kent said. “The
crowd, the environment; it was like an
NCAA playoff game in there. ”
Next up for Oregon is a trip to Seat
tle to face No. 12 Washington on Jan.
13 at 7 p.m.
Women: Turnovers limited
to six against OSU Beavers
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tallied her ninth-straight game
scoring in double-digits with 13 on
5 of 11 shooting. Kraayeveld also
added six rebounds, two blocks
and three steals.
After giving up 151 points to UCLA
and USC in their last two games, the
Ducks used the short week of prac
tice to re-focus their defense efforts.
As a result, the Ducks held Oregon
State to 39 percent shooting for the
game and forced 15 turnovers,
resulting in 17 points.
Bills also tied a career-high with
four blocked shots and also grabbed
seven rebounds.
As a team, Oregon held the
Beavers to 13 rebounds the entire
second half.
“(Defense is a focus) in all of our
games,” Bills said. “Especially after
our last two games where we slacked
off a bit.”
Oregon sophomore Cicely Oaks
came off the bench and recorded
three steals to spark a 16-2 mn by the
Ducks early in the second half, put
ting the game out of reach for good.
The Ducks pushed the lead to as
many as 31 by outscoring the
Beavers 34-9 during a 10 minute
stretch in the second half.
“We can’t let our opponents score
82 points per game,” Howell said.
“Our main goal is to keep our
opponents under 70.”
This season, Oregon State is 0-9
when they allow more than 70
points.
One of the biggest improve- j
ments for the Ducks was the num
ber of turnovers committed.
Against UCLA and USC, Oregon
committed 40 turnovers.
On Saturday, the Ducks commit
ted only six.
“We were just doing a lot better
job of just sweeping the ball through
(defenders) and not letting the pres
sure affect us,” Wagner said. “We’ve
been focusing on that in practice, and
we’ve been getting it done. ”
For the Beavers, Howell led all
scorers with 19, but also committed
five turnovers. Howell also matched
Oregon senior Corrie Mizusawa with
a game-high seven assists.
“I think the number one thing we
talked about was playing hard,”
Smith said. “And we had it 100 per
cent tonight from all of our players. ”
briansmith @dailyemerald. com
Jones: Brooks
leads Ducks
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the Ducks.
The conference no longer boasts an
undefeated team — Washington and
Arizona lost Saturday.
Now the Ducks will go and face the
Huskies next week in Seattle. It will be
their toughest test on the road yet —
probably magnified even more as
Washington will be looking to bounce
back after their choke job at UCLA.
But that’s still a few days away.
For now the Ducks can enjoy their
Civil War victory.
Oregon fans can hold their heads a
little higher now (and put the beating
the football team took against Oregon
State behind them).
While Saturday’s game seemed to
be in the cards for Oregon, that won’t
be the case when they travel to Wash
ington or any other Pac-10 school.
They won’t have the energy of a
Mac Court crowd and must find the in
testinal fortitude to win on the road
against good teams.
And most important, they must play
hard, be physical and let teams know
that they are a force in this conference.
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